Barr spars with Dems on Trump ties, riots at fiery House hearing

Barr has defended his independence from President Trump, amid accusations from Democrats. Attorney General Bill Barr clashed with Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday over accusations that he is carrying out President Trump‘s political wishes, as he appeared for a long-awaited hearing where … Read More

U.S. appeals court hands win to Trump plan to resume federal executions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s effort to resume federal executions got a boost on Tuesday from a U.S. appeals court, which tossed a district judge’s injunction that blocked four death penalty sentences from being carried out. The 2-1 ruling by … Read More

All the president’s men now being dragged into the impeachment drama

President Trump, now sounding a cautionary note about “civil war,” is obviously at the white-hot center of the impeachment drama, just as he’s been at the center of American political and cultural warfare for four years. But others in his … Read More

AG Barr Says Nationwide Rulings Are Hampering Trump’s Agenda

Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at judges who issue rulings blocking nationwide policies. FILE – In this April 18, 2019, file photo, Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert … Read More

A Cloud Over Trump’s Presidency Is Lifted

President Trump returned to the White House from his Florida resort after Attorney General William P. Barr delivered a summary of the findings in the Russia investigation. Credit Samuel Corum for The New York Times WASHINGTON — For President Trump, … Read More

Comey’s Memos Prove to Exonerate Trump

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No new bombshell revelations, just more evidence confirming Comey’s anti-Trump bias. On Thursday, after months of foot-dragging and threats of subpoena and impeachment, the Justice Department finally handed over to Congress memos written by former FBI Director James Comey. They contain no … Read More

Conservatives urge Trump to grant pardons in Russia probe

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As special counsel Robert Mueller builds his case, relatives of former national security adviser Michael Flynn are among those pressing the president to use his unique legal power and ‘put these defendants out of their misery.’   Former national security … Read More

Read: the full text of the Nunes memo

Mark Wilson/Getty Images The House Intelligence Committee just released the “Nunes memo” — and it contains some explosive allegations about the FBI. Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee voted on Monday night to release the four-page memo, authored by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), which … Read More

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